Your home lab's biggest mistake might be running everything in LXCs
… Jellyfin with hardware transcoding enabled Media servers get awkward once GPUs enter A media server looks like a perfect LXC candidate until transcoding enters the picture. …
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Denuvo is finally dead, and the industry's response could be far worse than piracy
… Through a series of small, justified steps that slowly remove ownership from the equation, Denuvo being cracked could be a win for pirates, but a catalyst for the ultimate loss of ownership in the bigger picture. …
I finally ditched Letterboxd for this self-hosted movie tracker and I am never looking back
… Automatic tracking, better ownership Self-hosting your entire entertainment history makes much more sense than relying on public platforms The other, but just as important, reason I switched over is control. …
I switched to Jellyfin, but Plex's one real advantage keeps pulling me back
… Ownership and control over my own media library with Jellyfin was worth the trade-offs. …
5 self-hosted tools I prefer to install on every new PC
… What I like the most is the focus on privacy and control. …
6 Jellyfin plugins that add free features Plex charges you for
… Once you put in the time to understand port forwarding, reverse proxies, or even a service like Tailscale , you can gain full control over streaming your media library remotely. If you have friends or family in another city, your media server shouldn't decide whether they have access to your movies. …
Plex’s $750 Plex Pass Lifetime price hike finally convinced me to switch to Jellyfin
… More importantly, Jellyfin aligns not just with how I use my media server, but also with the broader self-hosting mindset that values control, ownership, and simplicity. …
I never use my Pixel phone without these powerful open-source apps
… It feels intuitive for daily use, supports smooth gesture controls during playback, and even lets you stream local media from a self-hosted server or a NAS drive at home. …
I run Snapcast on a Raspberry Pi, and it's a Sonos replacement that cost me nothing
… That’s the kind of ownership no product box can promise.
I ditched Plex, Google Photos, and iCloud for self-hosted alternatives, and Pangolin made it actually work
… All my data, photos, videos, and media were stored on my NAS. …